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UPERC moots `floating' Photo-Voltaic solar plants for UP

By : sustainabilityo..., May 9, 2016

On Tuesday, the commission tabled the idea before the high level State Advisory Committee (SAC) for its nod before recommending it to the state government. Speaking to TOI, UPERC chairman, Desh...

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Subject Tags: solar energy , solar panel

The innovators: desalination unit brings clean water on wheels

By : sustainabilityo..., May 6, 2016

ravelling around Thailand in the 1990s, William Janssen was impressed with the basic rooftop solar heating systems that were on many homes, where energy from the sun was absorbed by a plate and...

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Selaulim canal stretch in Goa to harness solar energy

By : sustainabilityo..., May 6, 2016

Goa energy development agency (GEDA) along with the water resources department (WRD) recently conducted a survey of the Selaulim dam with a view to harness solar energy. GEDA and WRD have...

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After Gujarat, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh to put solar panels on canals to boost green power

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 26, 2016

Punjab and Andhra Pradesh have embraced an innovative project implemented in Gujarat by Narendra Modi as chief minister to cover the Narmada Canal with solar panels as the two states look to...

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Subject Tags: solar energy , solar panel

Vatika Becomes India’s First Realtor To Solarize Its Projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 19, 2016

 Vatika group has announced that it has become the first real estate developer to install solar panels at its projects. This installation is being carried out by Enviro. Through this and...

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Subject Tags: solar panel

More efficient solar panels

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 18, 2016

Solar panels are touted as energy efficient devices. These photovoltaic modules HIT N330 and N325 achieve up to 36% higher yield per square foot, and help lower the installation and balance of...

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US researchers develop bacteria-powered solar panel

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 14, 2016

In a first, a team of US researchers has created a bio-solar panel that can generate 5.59 microwatts of energy - a big step in the evolution of bacteria-powered energy to run small devices in...

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Chinese team invents solar panels for rainy weather

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 12, 2016

Power generation from solar panels stops during rains, an issue that has plagued the sector for several decades. Not anymore. A group of Chinese researchers have developed a system which can...

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PV CYCLE Achieves New Record For Silicon-Based PV Module Recycling — 96% Recycling Rate In Real-World Performance

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 4, 2016

An association that has been described as being the first waste management program in the world for solar photovoltaic technologies, PV CYCLE, has achieved a new record for silicon-based PV module recycling — a 96% recycling rate in real-world performance — according to a new...

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Cheaper solar cells with power-conversion efficiency of 20%

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 20, 2016

Scientists have developed a solar-panel material that can pave the way for cheaper solar cells while achieving competitive power-conversion efficiency of 20.2 percent.

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Subject Tags: innovation , solar panel